A day after the 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace at English ChampionshipLeicester announced the resignation of coach Brendan Rodgers, who had been at the club since February 2019. The parties reached a common agreement to end the bond.
Leicester City Football Club has reached a mutual agreement with Brendan Rodgers that will see him leave the Club after four years as our Men’s First Team Manager.
— Leicester City (@LCFC) April 2, 2023
The decision to remove Rodgers from office is due to the team’s poor performance this season in the English Premier League. Leicester are currently bottom of the competition, with 25 points from 28 games, and have not won an official match since February.
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— Leicester City (@LCFC) April 1, 2023
Despite the bad season, Rodgers, who led the team for 204 games, with 96 wins, 37 draws and 71 defeats, was one of the most important coaches in the club’s history, winning the unprecedented title of the FA Cup and also the England Super Cupboth in the 2020/2021 season, and managing to make the team finish in the top five of the Premier League on two occasions
“Brendan leaves the King Power Stadium as one of the most successful managers in the club’s history, having guided us to the much-anticipated FA Cup and FA Super Cup in the same year, as well as two of the highest placings in the Premier League. and consecutive European campaigns, including our first European semi-final in 2022,” the club said in a statement.
Assistants Adam Sadler and Mike Stowell will lead the team for the remaining games of the season.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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